other side; opposite side; other party
to reason; to sum up; to conclude
black suit; mourning clothes; black-suited staff member (e.g. in restaurant, sex establishment, etc.)
going public (with a matter); becoming public knowledge; recourse to litigation; taking (a matter) to court
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
principal offence; principal offense; principal offender
to instigate; to tempt; to entice; to incite
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
purpose; utility; objective; way to use something
process; procedure; sequence; protocol; instruction
worthless; shit; disparaging; demeaning
smuggling (people); stowing away
to take responsibility (for a fallout); to accept the blame; to take the blame
demotion; relegation; downgrading
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
to spread; to be propagated
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
(sense of) reality; realness; realism; authenticity; viability
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
practical; pragmatic; hands-on; nuts and bolts
careful; cautious; wary; watchful; vigilant; prudent
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
fine weather (i.e. little or no clouds); fair weather; clear weather; clear sky; fair skies
to lean over (someone); to bend over; to lean on; to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one
ferocious; brutal; atrocious; savage; barbarous
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
flatly rejecting; curtly refusing; beating easily; defeating handily; a kick
present (brought by a visitor); gift
bribe; money under the table
good fences make good neighbors; a hedge between keeps friendship green
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
every month; each month; monthly
new; fresh; new item (e.g. customer, regulation); newly created object; new customer
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
because; the reason why is
atmosphere; air; magnanimity; generosity
medicine; agent; (chemical) substance; drug; dose